Lanier Library’s Literary Open Stage (LOS) will be held Thursday, Jan. 4 at 6 p.m., the new time for the library’s evening events.  

LOS is an evening of short readings by local writers of works in progress. This event is free and open to all. There is always an appreciative crowd of listeners as well as readers, and refreshments will be served. Ten to twelve aspiring writers become readers for the evening, sharing their original work for up to 10 minutes of time.  

The library will open at 5:30 p.m. for sign-ups and the readings commence at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 4. Readers as well as writers will find it an entertaining and eclectic evening of literature in the making, with sprinklings of fiction, memoir and poetry on the program, as well as a socializing group of like-minded literary souls.

The Lanier Library is located at 72 Chestnut Street in Tryon. 

submitted by Amber Keeran